{"product_id":"sugar-falls-a-residential-school-story-david-a-robertson-paperback","title":"Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story -- David A. Robertson, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA great read and teaching tool for National Indigenous History Month!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInspired by true events, this story of strength, family, and culture shares the awe-inspiring resilience of Elder Betty Ross.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbandoned as a young child, Betsy is adopted into a loving family. A few short years later, at the age of 8, everything changes. Betsy is taken away to a residential school. There she is forced to endure abuse and indignity, but Betsy recalls the words her father spoke to her at Sugar Falls--words that give her the resilience, strength, and determination to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSugar Falls\u003c\/em\u003e is based on the true story of Betty Ross, Elder from Cross Lake First Nation. We wish to acknowledge, with the utmost gratitude, Betty's generosity in sharing her story. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of \u003cem\u003eSugar Falls\u003c\/em\u003e goes to support the bursary program for The Helen Betty Osborne Memorial Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis 10th-anniversary edition brings David A. Robertson's national bestseller to life in full colour, with a foreword by The Hon. Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, and a touching afterword from Elder Betty Ross herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e David A. Robertson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Highwater Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.8\" H x 6.4\" L x 0.3\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781553799757\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47023456059546,"sku":"9781553799757","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/3015\/4138\/files\/9781553799757.jpg?v=1780327057","url":"https:\/\/unclejonsbookfactory.com\/products\/sugar-falls-a-residential-school-story-david-a-robertson-paperback","provider":"Uncle Jon's Book Factory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}